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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2008 9:55:22 GMT
Hi, This might have been suggested somewhere before but i was just wondering if anyone had thought about having a chat room which doubled as an on line support group atatched to this board. Apart from evening chats, There could be a proper meeting say once or twiice a month where by there could be a guest speeker.. much the same as how a support group in the 'real world' would be run. Perhaps it can be a place where all the adult support groups in the country can meet up to discuss whats been happening and how to progress and get the message out there.
The reason i was thinking this is becuase support groups are so few and far between that it's not practical for a number of people to get to them. A posting forum is great, and very greatfull i am for it too, but you can never underestimate the value of quick and immediate personal contact ( such as it can be in a chat room) with other people. I use a chat room in the evenings connected to a carers forum and it's given me such a lot of immidiate support and advice, not to mention a lot of laughs. I was thinking that having a support group in the form of a chat room might be a good stop gap whilst the momentum of outside groups picks up pace.
Any thoughts on this?
Mel
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Post by annie on Nov 3, 2008 20:46:23 GMT
Thanks for that mellawales. Can we get back to you on your idea and how that might work out in a practical way
annie
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2008 23:08:24 GMT
Hi annie, yes of course you can, i'd be delighted to talk to you about how something like this might work.
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Post by roland on Nov 4, 2008 13:27:27 GMT
Hi Mellawales,
This is an intriguing idea, and I'm interested in hearing more about it, but I would also need to look into how to set a chat room up, and even if it can be added to this site, and that might take a bit of time.
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Post by Pete on Nov 4, 2008 13:33:32 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2008 18:12:09 GMT
oh I just took a peek at that java fre chat rom demo thing and it's the same one as i use in the carers forum.. it works very well.
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Post by pinkbeauty on Nov 4, 2008 19:08:29 GMT
What worries me about it is that useful chat could go on and useful info passed but it isn't documented as it is in the forum, so not everyone can find it. The forum may get bypassed.
I also find on other sites (like facebook) that sometimes people chat to you and even if you don't feel like it, you feel compelled to reply, whereas on the forum you can reply at your leisure with no pressure.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2008 14:01:59 GMT
I guess that if something useful came up in a chatroom, people could be encouraged to post about it on the board too?
I'm not sure about being pressured into chatting, if it's a standalone chatroom people would only go in if they felt like it. Even the facebook chat thing can be disabled if you are not in the mood.
I think it could be useful. : )
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2009 13:01:31 GMT
I ran a specific community and built websites, chatrooms, forums over a space of 3 years, gaining over 4000 registrations to the site/forum and found that a chat room is a big benefit to any community and does not dilute the forum content, it infact promotes the forum in many ways and adds to its usefullness, for example i used bots ( automated systems ) in order to advertise certain areas of the forum .....
one example - when the bot detects that a person has visited for the first time then they could be encouraged to post in the introduction section, how this works is that the bot will message the new person on entry to the chatroom giving the new person a direct link to that section.
These bot are mainly programed with mIRC code which you can download as addons, it does take alot of getting used to in order to run one of these bots but they are very usefull.
The bot can also manage the chatroom in many ways automatically ( moderate without a person being there 24/7 )
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Post by twix on May 4, 2009 19:52:42 GMT
Its a shame you can't program a bot to manage the brain. Or the housework or something.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2010 15:41:29 GMT
i think having a chat room would be well benefical to the site i think a lot more people would feel like they have a bit more support with coping with adhd and add and trying to run a support type group through it would be brilliant if that was to happen i certainly wouldnt bypass the forum cuz any helpful information is very much appreciated well thats how i feel anyways xxx
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Post by sirrah on Apr 18, 2010 17:30:40 GMT
Something else to become addicted to. Count me in What worries me about it is that useful chat could go on and useful info passed but it isn't documented as it is in the forum, so not everyone can find it. The forum may get bypassed. I also find on other sites (like facebook) that sometimes people chat to you and even if you don't feel like it, you feel compelled to reply, whereas on the forum you can reply at your leisure with no pressure. Valid concerns. I usually opt for forums because I'm not usually comfortable with the "pressure" of flowing conversation - like, my mind veers off somewhere irrelevant and things become messy. Still, sometimes I'm just chatty and don't really care.... It would of course be everyones choice if they would use it, if they're uncomfortable for whatever reason, they don't have to I think the most focal and important topics would still remain done on the forum. It's just a better format, especially for those with ADD
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Post by andy12345 on May 5, 2010 2:57:51 GMT
Chat lol.........get those keyboards ready!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2010 13:40:21 GMT
Sorry to "bump" this more than has already been done. I think that a chat room is something that we really need. I've browsed the web a lot looking for an active ADHD IRC channel and there doesn't seem to be one out there. They either have only a few people in them or they have completely died out.
I'm sure that I'm not the only person on here who frequents IRC channels and I will be happy to try my best to help with the creation of a chat room if needed. I think we all have a lot to gain from the discussion that might occur in a live chat room that people wouldn't go to the lengths of making a thread on the forums for.
If you think that we don't have the user base for a successfully active chat room then we could form one cooperatively with other ADHD communities out there.
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Post by kakema on Aug 2, 2010 5:32:11 GMT
I don't see why it would be any more 'damaging' to the forum than the self-help groups. Do their discussions find a way on here?
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Post by random on Aug 3, 2010 7:41:26 GMT
I feel that a chat room would be useful. For a time I was on a chat board run on ADDFORUMS and found it useful, but that seems to have stopped. But I also see that there might be risks (either real or percieved). Could one of the moderators perhaps explain why they feel there could be a problem.
As reiteration said, if we don't feel able to have an official AADD room, what harm is there in pointing people to other places
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Post by roland on Aug 3, 2010 9:54:03 GMT
Hi Guys, I can't think of any real problems with having a chat room in addition to the forum. We haven't got one set up at the moment, because most of us at AADD-UK have also got ADHD and can't handle too many things at once However, having said that, we are working on ways to keep moving forward and that includes having a chat room and a blog as well as a Facebook Account and a Twitter account. We've got the last two, and will now this summer be looking at how to integrate the website, the forum, a chatroom, a blog, Facebook, and Twitter. And I'm sorry that we seem to be so slow in implementing your suggestions We really do pay attention to them ;D
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Post by kakema on Aug 3, 2010 21:18:38 GMT
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Post by kakema on Dec 6, 2010 20:53:31 GMT
Hello, esteemed adminpeeps! Having had some near-chat experiences lately, was wondering where we got to on this notion? Could be fun...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2010 23:22:10 GMT
Think it's a great idea. I was planning on going to the Glasgow ADHD applied group but I have struggled to get chid care for this one. An online one would solve that problem for me.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2010 0:48:29 GMT
Bah... I looked at this thread thinking there was a chatroom.
I would use it sometimes if it was implimented.
John
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Post by kakema on Dec 7, 2010 4:58:01 GMT
An online one would solve that problem for me. Isn't this an online support group? ;D I guess I was thinking more of a place I could take all my pointless blither without cluttering up the forum....
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Post by mizmog on Dec 7, 2010 16:57:40 GMT
I think it would be a fantastic idea... for those days when ur caught in the moment and u just need a friendly voice.. so to speak, or maybe just re-assurance... I know this forum is fantastic, but sometimes it can be hours in between replies.. and dont us ADHDers just love waiting lol
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2010 18:30:26 GMT
People hang around chat rooms longer than they would on a forum on the chance that someone will turn up - and then the chat can take off in whatever direction (if I'm involved it's usually anarchic). There's still not that many of us so it could be deserted for long stretches. Should be a doddle to set up - there are free chat rooms available and finding one for members only will only take a tiny bit of searching. The ADDF one was quite good since they had side rooms for anyone who had something personal to say. I don't know why it failed (some sort of techie issue) but it was a riot at times and was well behaved as long as the odd idiot stayed away.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 19:15:07 GMT
As far as I'm aware we're eligible to form an IRC channel on Freenode (a popular IRC network). freenode.net/policy.shtml#ontopicThen all people would need is an IRC client and they could stay connected to the channel when they're at their computer. I'd happily add it to my auto-join list for Freenode and I'm on my computer an awful lot as a Comp Sci student.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 19:27:20 GMT
IRC client?
Wossathen?
If it means downloading something then it's not fair on the technophobes who struggle to sign in.
Ideally it should be accessible by any forum member from within the forum just by clicking on a link.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 19:35:35 GMT
Well for people who don't want to download an IRC client the admins could set up something like pjirc on the site. Then people would be able to just click a link and access it but also technically inclined people can log in using their IRC client (and so be connected constantly). There are other potential solutions than IRC but it seems that it's the easiest solution and could be set up by the administrators without much hassle.
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Post by kakema on Dec 8, 2010 20:02:38 GMT
Aaaaaaaah! My head hurts !!!
Call me back when you've made a button!
I can't remember what your username was before. Was it always that?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2010 20:03:58 GMT
I can't remember what your username was before. Was it always that? Yeah, I've not posted here very many times.
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Post by adamv on Nov 5, 2011 4:52:20 GMT
A chat room would be brilliant. There are many free java chat room scripts you can easily add to the site. Also many free IRC servers that will give you a room.
If anything a chat room would keep people on the site for longer, also you can put a banner on the same page and earn some cash towards the site development/costs.
I would think it would be more appealing to people who just come and visit the site as a guest. If i was a guest and seen the site had a chat room i might enter and have a chat then decide ok ill sign-up this is a nice place..
Good idea!
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